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Old 17th Oct 2007, 04:19
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Cool New Helicopter Altitude Record?

The helicopter, which was flying at the altitude of 11,000 miles

http://http://www.tribune.com.ng/161...ws/news13.html
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Try this one:

http://www.tribune.com.ng/16102007/news/news13.html

That's fairly high. They would have been looking out for:

6,000-12,000 miles - Global positioning satellites
3,000-6,000 miles - Science satellites
600-1,200 miles - Spysats
300-600 miles - Weather satellites, photography satellites
250-50,000 miles - Early-warning satellites, Molniya communication satellites
200-250 miles - International Space Station
115-400 miles - Space Shuttles
100-300 miles - Navigation satellites, hamsats

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11000 miles.....WOW....Im surprised both engines didn't stop.
The fuel economy must be close to 100 miles to the hectare on those Snake Island choppers if they manage to get to that altitude.
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Wow, with only 3 hrs endurance they must have done over 3,000 mph vertical climb. I gotta get me one of those.
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Do you think they would still be able to be seen from good ole earth!

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